Prizefighter Light-Middleweights III favourite Craig McEwan will face two-fight novice Larry Ekundayo in the opening quarter-final at York Hall in Bethnal Green after the draw threw up four exciting contests. Edinburgh’s McEwan is chasing title shots after returning from seven years in America under the watchful eye of Freddie Roach in the Wild Card Gym,…
Legendary Boxing Promoter Bobby Hitz announced today that Hitz Boxing will return to Hammond, Indiana’s The Venue at The Horseshoe Casino on Wednesday, November 21, 2012. “Fight Night at The Horseshoe,†featuring an eight round main event between Russian heavyweight sensation Andrey Fedosov and “Rockin†Rodney Moore from Houston, TX, as well as a six…
Former Unified Super Lightweight World Champion and British superstar Amir “King” Khan, unbeaten super lightweight contender Carlos Molina, President of Golden Boy Promotions Oscar De La Hoya, Khan Promotions’ Asif Vali, Khan trainer Virgil Hunter, Molina trainer Clemente Medina and Executive Vice President and General Manager of Showtime Sports Stephen Espinoza participated in a press…
Scott Quigg has undertaken a battery of tests and left experts convinced that he’s one of the fittest boxers in the world. Quigg, 24, meets Leicester southpaw Rendall Munroe in a rematch on November 24 with the vacant WBA interim Super-Bantamweight Title at stake.
After being stripped by the WBA for taking the Anthony Mundine fight, Australian middleweight champion, Daniel “Real Deal” Geale (28-1, 25 KOs) reflects on the decision made by the sanctioning organization. “Whilst I enjoyed unifying titles and being crowned the WBA super champion it has become ultimately clear to me that it is impossible to…
Don King hosted a press conference today at the historic Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., where he will present two of his top undefeated prospects in separate bouts during a televised doubleheader on ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, Nov. 16 live on Showtime 11 p.m. ET/PT.
After two years of talking, the wait is almost over and Vanes Martirosyan, will finally fight Cuban star Erislandy Lara. Lara, who is recognized as one of the best fighters in the world, and Martirosyan, an unbeaten 2004 United States Olympian, will put everything on the line in a 12 round WBC Super Welterweight title…
Terry Carruthers says his experience in the ring can give him the edge in the Prizefighter Light-Middleweights III on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports. The 26 year old has 30 pro fights under his belt – seven more than the next most experienced fighter in tonight’s line-up – and the Birmingham fighter expects to…
The World Boxing Association announced that Daniel Geale will be stripped of his “Super Champion†status and Gennady Golovkin is named as their “sole WBA middleweight championâ€. President Gilberto Mendoza made the declaration at the WBA’s 91st Annual Convention in Jakarta. Geale won the WBA “Super Champion†title when he unified the WBA and IBF…
“This is a dream which just came true”, said newly crowned WBO intercontinental middleweight champion Hamid Rahimi moments after stopping Said Mbelwa from Tanzania in the seventh round of the “Fight 4 Peace” on Tuesday night in front of a sold out crowd of 3,000 enthusiastic fans at the “Loya Jirga” in Kabul. It was…
Top prospects from Don King’s boxing stable will appear on ShoBox: The New Generation in a doubleheader on Friday, Nov. 16 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., live at 11 p.m. ET/PT, on Showtime. Undefeated junior middleweight contender Omar “Oh!†Henry (12-0-1, 9 KOs), from Chicago, will face a stiff test from “King†James…
The IBO is pleased to announce that Ramiro Ortiz has accepted a position with the IBO. Ortiz is well known and highly respected in Florida boxing circles for his numerous accomplishments. He promoted monthly boxing shows in Ft. Lauderdale in 1981-1984 and was named promoter of the year in 1982 by South Florida Boxing Boosters…